Man beaten, robbed of cash and phone

Staff reports

Published 11:51 am, Thursday, March 20, 2014

HAMDEN -- Two robbers allegedly forced a man into a basement hallway early Thursday, assaulted him with a milk crate and a piece of wood, and took $160 in cash and the victim's phone.

Police said the 31-year old victim was crossing a parking lot on Warner Street when he was attacked. Police detained two suspects a short time later.

Javis Randolph, 21, of Huntington Street, New Haven was arrested as he left the apartment building where the robbery took place, and Kristopher Williams, 24, of Morse Street in Hamden was taken into custody as he walked on Warner Street, police said.

The two suspects were charged with second-degree robbery, conspiracy, and second-degree assault. They were each held on a $5,000 bond and are scheduled to be arraigned April 3 in Meriden Superior Court.